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Cycling in the city is becoming more and more popular. Different cities around the world have encouraged the use of this type of vehicle. Although they are far from replacing cars, it is necessary to know the advantages they have over the car and the motorcycle.
By using it as a means of transportation, you exercise at the same time as you move around the city. It is ideal for traveling short and medium distances quickly, as well as meaning significant savings for your pocket and taking care of the environment.
If it is also electric, there will be no slope to stop you!
- Good for your health
Riding an electric bike to go to work or for a ride will force you to be outdoors and, although it may not seem like it, to do sports. These two factors not only positively affect your health, but they will also make you a happier and more joyful person.
In short, the electric bike is all about advantages!
- Good for the planet
The electric bicycle hardly emits carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the gases that has the most negative impact on the dreaded greenhouse effect.
Therefore, if you start using the electric bicycle as a regular means of transport to get around the city, you will not only contribute to improving your physical condition, but you will also be helping to reduce the CO2 emitted into the planet and, therefore, contributing to the conservation of the environment.
The emissions produced by cycling could be up to 30 times lower on each trip than trips made in cars powered by fossil fuels, and about ten times lower than trips in electric cars.
- Good for your pocket
The electric bicycle is, without a doubt, the most economical means of transport with a motor that exists. The car, per kilometre, is seven times more expensive and public transport, three.
Let’s take our BK-16 electric bike as an example. In addition, we will take a fixed electricity tariff as a reference.
- Battery: 6.4 Ah
- Voltage: 36V
- Range: 50 kilometers
- Current energy price: €0.13236 kWh
- Battery capacity in Wh: 6.4 Ah x 36 V = 230.4 Wh/1000 = 0.2304 kWh
Assuming you use the electric bike about 13 kilometers a day, 7 days a week, you would only have to charge it about 95 times a year, so its cost would be as follows:
€0.1324/kWh x 0.2304 kWh = €0.0305/load
If we want to calculate how much it would cost you per year, we just have to multiply it by 4: €0.0305 per load x 95 loads per year = €2.8975/year
Considering that this is a simple estimate, if you use the electric bike almost daily making relatively intensive use of it, it would cost you little almost €3 per year.
- It is the fastest means of transport in the city
It has been proven that the electric bicycle is the fastest means of transport in the city. Many cities have bike lanes, you can avoid traffic, traffic jams and unnecessary stops to get to your destination faster. Up to 25 km/h with the help of the engine.
- A safe way to get around
The risk of suffering a fatal bicycle accident in the city is very low, since, according to the report on Mobility and Accident Trends on Urban Roads published by the DGT, “in 2019 519 people died on urban roads: 247 pedestrians, 240 vehicle occupants and 32 cyclists”.
We always recommend that you follow the basic safety measures: respect the safety distance or always wear a helmet and lights, to reduce the risk of accidents.
- They are an interesting investment
The initial investment may seem high, but compared to the purchase price of a car or a motorcycle, it is much lower. The durability of e-bikes is long-lasting, as the electrical components suffer virtually no wear and tear. In addition, with minimal maintenance and basic care, you will be able to enjoy your e-bike for many years to come.
- For any age and fitness level
It’s one of the great advantages of electric bikes: being able to regulate your effort. That one day you feel motivated and want to use your electric bike to do a more demanding physical exercise? Just turn off the engine.
On the other hand, if at any time you feel tired, you find yourself on a slope or you are simply in a little more hurry, activate the engine and it will be as if you were flying. You’ll arrive at your destination in a moment and fresh as a rose.
- Easy and economical maintenance
It should be noted that the materials of electric bicycles do not require maintenance: a single annual service is more than enough to keep it in perfect condition. In addition, the overhaul of an electric bicycle is infinitely cheaper than that of a car or a motorcycle. We have our own technical service.
- You won’t need to look for parking
One of the most practical advantages of an electric bike is that you no longer need to worry about parking. You will always find a space enabled to park your bike near your destination. You may even be able to enter with it folded. Our BK-16 model is super easy to fold and fits under a table! The BK14 model, while not foldable, is easy to get on an elevator.
- Cities are increasingly adapted
Little by little, exclusive bike lanes are being built in cities that run through the most important parts of the city. In Barcelona or Madrid, there are more and more kilometres of exclusive bike lanes or shared to make cycling more comfortable and easier. In Barcelona, for example, about 20 kilometers of bike lanes were built last year. Currently, the city has a network of 231 kilometers (Madrid, 130km and Paris 700km). In addition, you will discover new itineraries and corners that you did not know about.
